COVID-19 long haulers seek more help from the government
By: Newsy Staff
and last updated 2021-05-27 19:13:28-04 I was a healthy 30-year-old firefighter paramedic working out five to six days a week. And this is how COVID affected me, said Karyn Bishof, founder of the COVID-19 Longhauler Advocacy Project.
Karyn Bishof was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March of 2020. She had a moderate case and was never hospitalized. But now, more than a year later, she says lingering symptoms are so bad she can no longer work. I m still dealing with over 60 different symptoms, she said. I ve had a headache every single day at a level of seven out of 10 or higher. I don t sleep. I may be average, you know, 20 to 25 hours a week of sleep. my feet and my legs swell and turn purple.
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